You will need to buy a special tool that allows you to release the tension. It is fairly cheap and you can buy one at your local auto parts store. The one I bought was called a "Serpentine belt tool kit" and cost around $25-$30. Hope this helps.
Loosen the tensioner pulley. The serpentine belt will become loose and can be removed. Put the new serpentine belt on and tighten the tensioner pulley.
Loosen the tensioner pulley on your Monte Carlo 3.1 liter engine. Slide the tensioner pulley to the right. The serpentine belt can be removed. Put the new serpentine belt on and slide the tensioner pulley to the left.
You will need to loosen the tensioner pulley. Slide the tensioner pulley to the right and the serpentine belt will become loose. Remove the old serpentine belt and put the new serpentine belt on. Slide the tensioner pulley to the left and tighten it.
buy a belt, loosen the tensioner, replace belt
Replace the tensioner pulley
Place a breaker bar on the lug/hole on the tensioner; then pry against the tensioner.
There should be a small square hole near the tensioner pully. A 3/8 socket driver will fit in the hole and then you can losen the tensioner.
loosen the tensioner bracket, remove old belt. replace with new belt. tighten with tensioner. job complete!
Loosen the tensioner pulley on your 2001 Chevy Impala. The serpentine belt will become loose. Take the old belt off and put the new belt on. Tighten the new serpentine belt with the tensioner pulley.
Loosen the tensioner pulley. Slide the tensioner pulley to the right. The serpentine belt will come loose and can be removed. Reverse the process to install the new belt.
turn belt tensioner clockwise to loosen there is a special tool you can get as loaner tool
The easiest way to loosen the tensioner is to use an automatic belt tensioner. This can be used on a serpentine belt which is connected to every pulley on the engine.belt.